SHEEP OVER VENICE PASTURES, 12min., USA
Directed by Alyse Arteaga
Lena Adams, aka “Sheepish Skater,” has been in Venice transitional housing for over five years. During this time, Lena rolls through the streets of Los Angeles in her truck, looking for people and a place to call home. Here, Lena f...

NOTHING ELSE MATTERS 22min., USA
Directed by Alexandra Nolen
In May of 2022 at just 34 years old, Patrick Behan, the head boys’ basketball coach at St. John's College High School in Washington DC, was diagnosed with ALS. He was given just a year to live. While adjusting to the diagnosis and the d...

FROM MY EYES, 98min., USA
Directed by Darrick Landreneau
When a freshman embarks on a journey to film everyday of college, he discovers that growing up might be harder than he ever imagined.

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BEAT, 23min., UK
Directed by Christopher Karallis
Beat looks into the world of Saul Eisenberg, musician and performer who turns the discarded junk of our city into instruments that make unique and beautiful sounds.

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TALES OF THE BOILING RIVER, 16min., USA
Directed by Vitaliy Perunov
This is a story about the legends of the boiling river. According to legend the river is located in the heart of the amazon rain forest and is said to have spiritual and healing properties.

ONE SECOND AT A TIME: BATTLING THE MONSTER OF ADDICTION, 87min., USA
Directed by Tim Searfoss
A powerful documentary about a father and the resilience of his daughter Christine Ortoll as she confronts mental illness, addiction, and the transformative power of support. Through her personal journal...

UNCANNY VALLEY: SAUVAGE, 21min., USA
Directed by Anthony A DiMaria
Uncanny Valley is a series focusing on the culinary scene in Phoenix, Arizona. Sauvage is the second episode in the series, introducing the audience to owner and natural wine connoisseur, Chris Lingua. Learn about natural wine - w...

HATE CAN KILL, 30min., Canada
Directed by Imtiaz Popat
Hate Can Kill is a documentary by Imtiaz Popat that looks at the community response to the murder of Nirmal Singh Gill, a caretaker at the Guru Nanak Gurudwara in Surrey BC by five white supremacist skinheads in 1998

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SALTY LIVES, 4min., Uzbekistan
Directed by Rustam Meliev
The project aims to draw global attention to the impact of climate change on the women of the Aral Sea region, one of the most vulnerable areas affected by climate change. The former fourth-largest lake in the world, located in Uzbekistan, ...

INVISIBLE CORPS, 57min., USA
Directed by Chris Schueler
Who protects the health of the citizens of the United States? This program explains the evolution of the Public Health Service and the PHS Commissioned Corps. Although invisible, they touch millions of lives every day: from fluoridated water...

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BETSY, 4min., USA
Directed by William Richard Beachum
Dylan decides to ask the effortlessly cool Betsy to the homecoming dance. In this queer short film, she learns the power of persistence.

GOODBYE FREYA, 11min., UK
Directed by Bensalem Mitchell
Rob organises a s...

THRIVES IN SILENCE, 11min,. Canada
Directed by Vincent Alain Lecompte
This short documentary explores the troubles surrounding sexual violence among post-secondary students. It highlights the increase in reported incidents of sexual assault among young students, causing concern and anxiety among...

FREEDOMTOWN: NOT SO BLACK AND WHITE, 15min., USA
Directed by Morteza Rafiei
Freedom Town: Not So Black And White takes viewers on a journey to explore the tension between activism and police forces around George Floyed's death amidst the 2020 pandemic chaos. Through two filmmaker lenses, we follo...

PADDLE TRIBAL WATERS, 9min., USA
Directed by Paul Robert Wolf Wilson, Rush Sturges
When the largest dam removal project in history begins, a group of indigenous youth learn to whitewater kayak in hopes of becoming the first people to paddle the restored river from source to sea.

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WE RISE UP SINGING, 29min., USA
Directed by Peter Barton
Peter Barton, an award-winning artist approaching his 82nd year, embarked on this project to highlight the activism, passion, and talent of the Brooklyn Women’s Chorus led by Bev Grant during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The 29-minute fil...

LOVE IN SHADOWS, 5min., USA
Directed by Natasha C. Smith
"Love in Shadows" is a poignant short film, spanning just five minutes, that explores the complexities of a man trapped in a stagnant relationship. Despite lacking passion, he remains committed out of obligation, yearning for the touch of a...

CHECKED BAGS, 2min., USA
Directed by Mark Cline
A combat veteran is traveling by a civilian airline. The airline now requires all passengers to check their emotional baggage before boarding any flight. After checking his bags, the man experiences the serenity of becoming unburdened by the guilt a...

AUBREY GRUMP, 1min,. USA
Directed by Mike Dietz
"Some people are only happy when they're not."

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Last year I met artist/animator/producer Casey Follen while working on a freelance job. Several times a year Casey and her partners re...

BALI FRODO, 5min., Russia
Directed by Felix Benjamin Schaefer
After his epic journey to destroy the ring, Frodo Baggins spends the next 20 years of his life in Bali, Indonesia. Despite his attempts to have a regular life, his strong obsession with the ring makes it impossible for him to move on.
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THE JUMP, 5min., Poland
Directed Bogdan Kozula
When you don't get along with your boyfriend and need to prove him something.

UNDER THE BED, 1min,. UK
Directed by Jeremy Sladdin
Not your normal bedtime story.

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1. What motivated you to make this film? Firstly it was the challenge of telling a complete story in under a minute. Then I started to think about what kind of story it would be and I...

APPARITION GLIMMER, 5min., USA
Directed by Devin Christian
Meanwhile winding down at her home. Yeilda finds her lost foster sister at her doorstep. Their past has caught up to them. Frantically trying to figure out what to do. The connection between them has brought them together again like nothi...

PRIMETIME FOR MIME CRIME: A CHRISTMAS MOVIE, 5min,. USA
Directed by Christopher Francis
A private detective and crime scene photographer investigate the death of a mime.

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A. The film was originally made for the Hyperfokal Film C...

Yakaru Talibé ( A Beggar's Dream ), 1min., Senegal
Directed by Cheikh Sidate Niang
Modou is a young talibé (child who begs on the street) who is a fan of soccer, especially of the Senegalese player Sadio Mané. His dream is to one day get the Senegal team’s jersey. On his way home with his fellow ...